गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Free COVID-19 mass test sees only 10 percent people’s participation Nepal Free COVID-19 mass test sees only 10 percent people’s participation KathmanduPati June 20, 2021 KATHMANDU – Only about ten percent people of the total target participated in the free RT-PCR and antigen screening mass test campaign organised by Madhyapur Thimi Municipality in Bhaktapur. Though the local government had preparation for 10,000 tests through the PCR and antigen procedures and organised the campaign simultaneously at all its wards on Saturday to check about the COVID-19 status in the community, only ten percent or 1,308 people participated in the campaign. It means the campaign witnessed a far fewer participants than the target. “Though we publicly appealed to the public to be part of the campaign supported by the Nepal Korea Friendship Municipality Hospital and other organisations, 90 percent target groups were left out of it,” said Mayor Madan Sundar Shrestha. Of the total tests, 48 or 3.36 percent reports came positive. The campaign aimed to assess the community-level infection status by identifying the population in safe zone, and risk zone so thata it could formulate future strategies to respond to the crisis, Mayor Shrestha said. The local government has decided to provide free treatment to all those tested positive during the mass campaign. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Nepal Home Minister Gurung to visit India for BIMSTEC meeting Rabi, Australian Envoy discuss bilateral cooperation South Korean volunteers join flood recovery efforts in Nepal’s Nuwakot Nepal PM says disaster response continues without compromise Nepali Congress chief presents political report at party convention Flood search halted, reconstruction efforts to accelerate Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative5 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month6 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns7 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward8 TRENDING The Role of the Nepalese Army in Strategic Road Projects Nepal Army initiates investigation into case of financial irregularities by Lieutenant Colonel Janmat Karki Hungry people out on streets, but the government nowhere to be seen Namrata is Miss Nepal 2020 Nepal Army opens investigation into case of captains thrashing soldier in Congo Tourism entrepreneurs get crash course in Chinese language Green recovery: An urgency Nepal-India petroleum pipeline saves over a billion rupees in transportation related costs
